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2016 Research Grants

Total Number of Grants for 2016: 15

Buckley N, Busse JW, and the SPOR Investigators. SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease

CIHR: $12,450,000

 Busse JW, Ware M, Kaushal A, Campbell F, Johnston B, Lynch M, Price I, Shanthanna H, Wang L. The efficacy of medical cannabis for chronic non-cancer pain; a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

CIHR: $100,000

 Busse JW, Rehamn Y, Guyatt G, Richardson JD, McCabe R, Lanius R, McKinnon M, Cornelius B. Management of post traumatic stress disorder: a multiple treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba: $158,243

 Busse JW. Treatment of Acute Musculoskeletal Complaints (excluding low back pain): A Network Meta-Analysis.

National Safety Council: $300,000

Busse JW, Bhandari M, Petrisor B, Devereaux PJ, Sprague S, Slobogean G, Schemitsch E, Stone T, Viskontas D, McKee M, Mauth A, Hall J, McCabe R, Nowakowski M, Khan J, Hapidou E, Katz J. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Prevent Persistent Post-Surgical Pain following Surgical Repair of Extremity Fractures: A Feasibility Study.

Orthopedic Trauma Association: $79,991

 Busse JW, Ware MA. The efficacy and safety of medical cannabis for chronic non cancer pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

CIHR: $100,000

 Paul J. Vital sign monitoring with continuous pulse oximetry and wireless clinician notification after surgery (The VIGILANCE Study).

HHS Anesthesia Academic Fund: $15,000

Reid S, Shanthanna H, Hong L, Hodgson N, Achilles T, Voineskos S, Paul J, Kaushal A, Guyatt G, Khan J, Busse JW, Gallo L, Ho J. Intercostobrachial Nerve Sparing in breast surgery to improve Persistent post surgical pain – An International Randomized controlled trial (INSPIRE): A Pilot Study

HAHSO: $182,859

Schmidt L, Buckley N, Reddy D, Van Lieshout R, chow C. Assessing the Effectiveness of an Interactive Virtual Reality Intervention, Story-Telling Medicine, in Reducing Perioperative Anxiety in Children Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

CIHR Project Grant: $431,943

Shanthanna H. Preventing Persistent Post-Surgical Pain after Thorascospcopic Surgeries: a Randomized Controlled Parallel Group Multicentre Pilot Study using Ketamine and Memantine.

ASRA: $50,624.20 (USD)

Shanthanna H. Preventing persistent post-surgical pain after thorascospcopic surgeries: A randomized controlled parallel group multi-centre pilot study using ketamine and memantine.

Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Researcha dn Care 2016 Research Seed Project Competition: $30,000

Spence J. The relationship of postoperative functional impairment with age: A substudy of the Vascular events In Surgery patIents cOhort evaluatioN – Cardiac Surgery study (VISION – Cardiac Surgery).

HHS New Investigator Fund: $23,811.37

 Spence J. The relationship between intraoperative regional cerebral oxygen desaturation and postoperative functional decline (ReFUNCTION): A sub-study of NeuroVISION – Cardiac Surgery.

RMA Funding: $7,467.80

Spence J. Functional outcome after cardiac surgery (APPRAIsE).

PHRI Internal Funding Program: $196,219

CanDeCappelle C, Lidster N. Competency in Anesthesia: A Multidimensional Concept.

PGME Medical Education Research Grant: $2,350